Month: July 2021 (Page 3 of 3)

–Went to Bel Air for apples, oranges, cream cheese, corn, and a bunch of stuff for Grace.

–Sent off Rolex Daytona to Phillip Ridley (son of legendary Bob Ridley) so he could replace black dial with white one I got on eBay. Tricky business: the black dial looks pretty nice, and I’ve been bored with white ones in the past. White seems traditional, though. And I could always swap back.

–Seems we used 1,480 gallons of water overnight–both sprinkler systems were running. The Gold River system runs (a) long and (b) often. Don’t know whether to dial it down or not. Green is nice, but that’s absurd overuse of water.

–Made breakfast for dinner: Wylie Dufresne’s scrambled egg sandwich. Yuck! (Salty, tasteless.)

–Day-Date bracelet arrived at Rolliworks.

–Went to Michaels for touch-up paint, then to Taylor’s Market for cheese, Acme bread, jam, dessert (key lime pie). Then to Osaka-Ya for peanut butter mochi. Filled the Honda with (relatively) cheap gas in Sac. Still cost $40 for less than 10 gallons.

–Took a swim.

–Took the Beemer to El Dorado Hills town center so Grace could get some local toffee for Juli’s birthday. Looked for a place to eat lunch, later learned that Moto Osteria (where we ate with Tom Elken) and Ruffhaus (where I had hot dogs a couple of times) had both closed within months of our visits.

–Started to watch Mystery Men; it seemed a little too silly. Watched Safe House with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Not bad, but another one of those claustrophobic “can’t trust anyone” films.

–Did a load of laundry.

–Golden State Water tech came out. Showed us that the little wheel on the meter wasn’t turning (no leaks) and said that the vast bulk of water use in Gold River is for lawns, and that there are folks on corners and cul-de-sacs that use > 100 CCF per billing period. Once again, we’re normal.

–Took a shower.

–Back still hurtin’.

–Started to watch a “Bad Boys Forever” download. Realized I had seen it before. Searched the journal: 12/22/2020. Six months ago. Scary…

–Had lunch at Five Guys (Jasper’s was closed), then shopped at Smart & Final.

–Got a letter from Lee Elliott: he was kicked out of his rented place, somehow lost his internet connection (went to Whole Foods to send email), and needed a $700 loan. I tried to do it via Zelle (as requested), but Heritage CCU isn’t in their network, so I ended up sending it via PayPal.

–Took a swim.

–Another slow day.

–New hearing aid batteries around 5 PM.

–Slow day. Took a swim; that’s about it.

–Back is worse, now left side hurts.

–Got many gifts from Grace.